Mountain Man
Senior Member
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From the city's Eau Claire project website. Looks to be a solid intersection improvement into Chinatown at 1 St SE and a bunch of flood barrier upgrades.I noticed on the riverwalk section in front of Harry Hayes, they've dug everything up only a few years after they spruced it all up. Any idea of the rationale behind it?
That intersection improvement into Chinatown is a huge win though. The original Riverwalk setup effectively encouraged pathway users to skip past the neighbourhood. I'd trade some planters and gardens for that connectivity.Just when the landscaping was really starting to get established, back to square one. I hope they replant a few more trees along the river wall. I know they want to keep sight lines open, but a few more elm or aspen trees along the way would really help it out.
Agreed, it would be nicer to have a better intersection connection at 1st. Looking at the image from the city's website, it looks pretty close to what they have today, or maybe I'm missing something?From the city's Eau Claire project website. Looks to be a solid intersection improvement into Chinatown at 1 St SE and a bunch of flood barrier upgrades.
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Here's the improvements in more detail, I found it in the 3rd Avenue corridor project. Red is sidewalk expansion, green is new cycletrack to connect to 3rd Ave. Looks like a reduction of nearly half the road width in all dimensions, removal of the wide swooping corners to tighter, safer ones, and adding cycling and crosswalks to provide better access. All small things but spot on to turn a dull, car-oriented intersection into an attractive urban gateway on and off the path system.Agreed, it would be nicer to have a better intersection connection at 1st. Looking at the image from the city's website, it looks pretty close to what they have today, or maybe I'm missing something?
Looks like they'll be eliminating two of those angled parking spaces on Macleod. Shhhhh! No one tell the Chinatown BIA. They'll try to grind the whole project to a stop.Here's the improvements in more detail, I found it in the 3rd Avenue corridor project. Red is sidewalk expansion, green is new cycletrack to connect to 3rd Ave. Looks like a reduction of nearly half the road width in all dimensions, removal of the wide swooping corners to tighter, safer ones, and adding cycling and crosswalks to provide better access. All small things but spot on to turn a dull, car-oriented intersection into an attractive urban gateway on and off the path system.
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Here's the current setup.
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It's funny because it is so true.Looks like they'll be eliminating two of those angled parking spaces on Macleod. Shhhhh! No one tell the Chinatown BIA. They'll try to grind the whole project to a stop.
Here's a photo of the sign for the New Calgary Court of Appeal Courthouse set to be built behind the old Court of Appeal building and across the street from the Calgary Courts Centre.View attachment 344436